Educated By Tara Westover Sparknotes

Introduction Educated is a memoir by Tara Westover, a woman who grew up in an abusive and poverty-stricken household in rural Idaho. Westover overcame barriers and obstacles from her childhood upbringing, such as being deprived of proper education, to pursue higher education. She attended Brigham Young University and eventually earned a Ph.D. from Cambridge University and became a successful writer. This report will explore how the author demonstrates resilience in her journey and how the book connects to three key themes of UGST 1001.

Summary

Within her memoir, Westover depicts how she overcame a family that adhered to survivalist and fundamentalist convictions. She narrates the trajectory of transitioning from an upbringing in which science

Westover constantly demonstrates resilience as she tackles numerous obstacles to better herself through learning. Whether confronting fear or uncertainty, Tara continuously overcomes these daunting emotions by concentrating on what tasks are at hand while pressing forward regardless. Despite being afraid during times which would have left most people paralyzed with anxiety about their prospects and abilities for success, instead of giving up hope completely looking ahead attentively- she re-motivates herself daily by focusing purely on accomplishing every goal set out before her. To say that adversity played no significant role in hindering Tara's path towards fulfilling life goals would not do justice to all those who have gone through something similar themselves but failed even though they possessed strong aspects pertaining to resiliency traits such as hers' when confronted with trauma from past

It is crucial to have a growth mindset as it allows individuals to believe that they possess the ability to learn and hone skills throughout their lives. In her book, Tara shares how she was initially raised with an unyielding belief system that deemed education unnecessary; this led her to develop a fixed mindset early on. Her family's beliefs about predetermined destinies barred Tara from getting formal schooling opportunities, which naturally solidified such views within herself even more so. However, once she began gaining access to academic resources later down the line - despite not having much prior training or experience - Tara started unlocking parts of herself impacted by those limiting thoughts before: “I am not the same person I was. I am not even the same person I was supposed to be." This quote demonstrates how these newfound experiences helped dissolve previous barriers constraining the personal potential for future success. Westover adds further reasons why one should adopt this same way of thinking- knowledge itself is not stagnant but rather subjectively fluid instead! One must always embrace new ideas if one wants to broaden perspectives while accepting fresh viewpoints altogether too! Overall, Westover exemplifies perfectly through "Educated" just what kind of impact determining whether your perspective belongs to either category (growth vs fixated) has over time, and its